I've been making progress with my collage picture and today I'm going to explain how I achieved the effects:
Background:
Using a white canvas measuring 30.5cm by 22.8cm, I began by inking up some Cut-and-Dry foam using a palette knife to spread on a thin layer of Inka-Gold, a fast drying metal gloss paint. I gently rubbed the ink over the canvas and applied a thicker layer around the border. I dabbed some pale turquoise ink here and there.
Corners:
Next, I experimented with applying a mix of white and blue acrylic paint on the two corners, using a palette knife and an old toothbrush. I then lightly sprinkled some gold and silver glitter on the paint. I painted a rose using the toothbrush to create swirls. I soon decided that this wasn't quite the colour I wanted for my vintage theme but I was pleased with the dimension achieved from layering the acrylic paints. Once the acrylic paint had dried I sculpted over the paint using the Inka-Gold, leaving some traces of the blue and built up some great textures.
Having gathered up my collage elements I decided that the rose wasn't going to blend in with the vintage style..
From the picture above you can see an assortment of pictures and embellishments that I wanted to include. I kept discovering bits and pieces such as the shells, lace, twine and buttons...I'm planning on leaving some gaps to add extra bits as and when I find them!
I lightly sponged over the lace, shells and twine using the versatile Inka-Gold paint. To create the lace 'wave', I stuck a length of double-sided tape across the top and pinched the lace whilst firmly sticking an inch of the lace between the loops.
Rose:
For the rose I inked over the picture using tiny pieces of foam. To get the gloss effect, I stamped embossing ink over the rose and then scattered embossing powder (Cosmic Shimmer, Lapis Pearl Lustre) and used my heating tool to melt the powder creating the sheen. I inked round the edges with Distress Ink-Aged Mohogany. I curled the leaf and petal edges in different directions for more dimension.
Pink heart and words:
The large pink heart is from an old birthday card I had kept. I distressed the picture using the Inka-Gold and heat-embossed the edge with Lapis Pearl Lustre. I applied the same technique to the word pictures except the DREAM shape; for this I inked a very light layer of Distress Ink-Aged Mohogany around the letters. I added a couple of glittery brads to the sides.
Photos:
I printed out the photos on white paper having played with the sepia and warmify effects. I made the photo frames by nestling together (with a little space in between) two dies from Spellbinders Nestabilities, Labels Eighteen. I used papers from the docrafts Vintage Notes pad.
Tag:
For the wooden tag I experimented with the Dylusion ink sprays-black marble and vibrant turquiose. I then heat-embossed the surface by crumbling a combination of embossing powders including: black glitter, Cosmic Shimmer ancient copper metallic and topped with a sprinkling of Stampendous mica fragments in blue. I used the gold Inka paint round the edges of the tag. The heart key is from the Papermania Chronology range.
For the American seam binding ribbon I played with the same ink sprays and used my heating tool together with some black glitter embossing powder. I finished with a layer of the Lapis Pearl Lustre.
My next plan is to make some felt and fabric flowers to add to the collage.
I've really enjoyed making a meaningful picture for myself that I can keep adding to. Now I just need to decide where to hang it!
I think that's it! Phew! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. Next time I'll show you how I got on with making the flowers.
Happy WOYWW crafters! Wishing everyone a good week with sunshine-please!
Angela xx
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Happy WOYWW crafters! Wishing everyone a good week with sunshine-please!
Angela xx
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